Privacy Policy (गोपनीयता नीति)

1. Introduction & Core Philosophy

Welcome to Hindukosh (हिन्दूकोश), accessible at https://hindukosh.com. We are an open digital treasury dedicated to the timeless knowledge of Sanatana Dharma, authentic Vedic rituals, astronomical Panchang, sacred kathas, and spiritual tools.

We hold devotee privacy with the highest reverence. We believe spiritual contemplation should be free from intrusive tracking, data monetization, or commercial profiling. This Privacy Policy details the limited data we collect, how it is safeguarded, and your rights as a visitor.

2. Information We Collect

• Voluntary Subscription & Reminders: When you subscribe to daily or periodic Vrat, Ekadashi, or Tithi reminders, we collect your name and email address.
• Donation & Seva Contributions: When you contribute voluntary Dakshina or Seva via Razorpay, Razorpay securely processes your transaction. Hindukosh receives payment confirmation details (name, email, transaction ID, amount) to provide an acknowledgement. We never see or store debit/credit card numbers, CVV codes, bank credentials, or UPI PINs.
• Client-Side Local Storage: To enrich your personal worship experience, Hindukosh saves your Japa Mala counter numbers, preferred language (English or Hindi), and saved bookmarked aartis strictly on your local device browser (LocalStorage). This data never leaves your device.
• Technical Log Data: Like all standard web servers, our Nginx reverse proxy logs basic anonymous network telemetry (IP addresses, browser type, referring URL, time of visit) solely for system security, DDoS mitigation, and error diagnosis.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the minimal information collected exclusively for:

• Delivering opted-in Vrat and Panchang reminders through our verified Hostinger SMTP infrastructure.
• Responding to spiritual inquiries and feedback sent to help@hindukosh.com.
• Processing voluntary Dakshina and generating donation receipts.
• Diagnosing server performance, optimizing page delivery speed, and preventing security breaches.

We do NOT sell, rent, trade, or monetize your personal data to third-party marketing or advertising networks under any circumstances.

4. Third-Party Service Providers

Hindukosh utilizes select industry-standard infrastructure providers:

• Hostinger SMTP: Used to dispatch authenticated transactional and notification emails. Protected under Hostinger’s enterprise privacy standards.
• Razorpay Payments: Payment gateway compliant with PCI-DSS Level 1 standards for secure donations and seva bookings.
• Let's Encrypt SSL: All traffic between your browser and our server is secured with TLS 1.3 cryptographic encryption.

5. Your Rights & Unsubscribe Options

You have full control over your data. If you have subscribed to email notifications and wish to unsubscribe, or if you want your contact details permanently purged from our notification records, simply write to us at help@hindukosh.com with the subject "Unsubscribe" or "Delete My Data". We will process and confirm your request within 48 hours.

6. Cookies Policy

Hindukosh does not use invasive third-party cross-site advertising cookies. We only use essential, first-party session markers required for language switching and responsive rendering.

7. Contact Us

For any questions, clarifications, or privacy requests, please contact our administrative team: